New Delhi/Hyderabad, June 30 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will start a probe on Thursday against six suspected Islamic State (IS) terror group members, who were detained on Wednesday in Hyderabad, an official said….
Washington, June 30 (IANS) US Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan warned that the Islamic State (IS) terror group wants to conduct Istanbul airport-style attack in America. “I am worried from the standpoint of an…
Lucknow, June 30 (IANS) Elaborate arrangements were being made across Uttar Pradesh (UP) for the “alvida namaz” on Friday, police said on Thursday. The 23rd day of Ramzaan which also marks the last Friday of…
United Nations, June 30 (IANS) UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed announced that the Yemeni peace talks would enter a new phase in the next two weeks. “The special envoy said that…
Rio de Janeiro, June 30 (IANS) Brazil’s Minister of Civil Aviation Mauricio Quintella has said that security will be boosted at airports for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games after bombing attacks in Turkey on Tuesday….
Tehran, June 30 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has condemned the bombing attack on Turkey’s Istanbul Ataturk international airport that killed at least 42 people. “Extremism and violence is a global threat, and…
Istanbul, June 30 (IANS) The toll from bombing attacks in Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport has risen to 42, with 239 others injured, BBC reported quoting Turkish officials. The attack took place on Tuesday night when three…
Washington, June 30 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has reaffirmed the solidarity of his country with Turkey following the bombing attacks on Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport. In a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip…
Amman, June 30 (IANS) Jordan has condemned the terrorist attack that targetted Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport and killed at least 41 people. Jordan’s Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh condemned the terrorist attack on Wednesday and said…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Defence Minster Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said the land mines being blamed for the Pulgaon depot blaze in Maharashtra might have been faulty because DRDO did not do “hand-holding” for…
Hyderabad/New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday busted an alleged Islamic State (IS) terror module in Hyderabad by arresting five suspected sympathisers and detaining six others. The ‘IS sympathisers’ arrested…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The 7th Pay Commission recommendations approved by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday has accepted doubling the ‘Military Service Pay’ to defence personnel, and also introduced steps for creating “parity” between…
Istanbul, June 29 (IANS) Turkey has seen nearly 300 lives lost in the past year due to terror attacks, including the latest one on Ataturk airport that left 41 people dead, which also is the…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Nagaland’s lone Rajya Sabha member K.G. Kenye on Wednesday condoled the death of NSCN(IM) Chairman Isak Chisi Swu, calling him “one of the brightest stars” of the Naga national political…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The US is committed to India’s membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and one country cannot stop international consensus on this, a senior Barack Obama administration official said here…
Islamabad, June 29 (IANS) The United Nations refugee agency on Wednesday said it would increase assistance package for registered Afghan refugees who were opting to return to Afghanistan under the UNHCR facilitated voluntary return programme….
Kabul, June 29 (IANS) At least 37 Taliban militants were killed in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province over the past two days, an official said on Wednesday. “Security forces launched operations against Taliban in Milwand district on…
Damascus, June 29 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and 25 injured when a bomb exploded in a car in Syria’s al-Raqqah province on Wednesday, the media reported. The blast targeted one of the…
Washington, June 29 (IANS) Despite strained US-Iranian ties, US Secretary of State John Kerry has praised Tehran for being helpful in the mission to stamp out the Islamic State terror group in Iraq. Asked if…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said there has been a rise in the number of “encounters” in Jammu and Kashmir, but not terror attacks. Parrikar said: “There is an…